1960s Quote by Elizabeth Crook

I've always been a fan of the 19th century novel, of the novel that is plotted, character-driven, and where the passage of time is…

— John Irving

A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home

— Nicholas Sparks

Strip away the morphing landscapes and rips in the space-time continuum, and my stories are about things that novels have always been about: love…

— Steve Erickson

I've written only two novels, but they're both long ones, and they each took a decade to write.

— Donna Tartt

Find me a first novel that doesn't have parallels with the author's life.

— Sophie Dahl

I did a co-authored book not so long ago that was an American historical romance set at the turn of the century. I'm fascinated…

— Janet Evanovich

In course of time my first novel appeared. It was a love story.

— George Barr McCutcheon

“I’m writing a book, one letter at a time. After thirteen days, I just finished writing “Once upon a time.” Since it’s a fairy…

— Jarod Kintz

The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.

— Rachel Gibson

One of my favourite contemporary fiction writers is a Texan, Ben Fountain. His extraordinary novel, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk, all takes place within…

— Adam Hochschild

My first book was on the grittier side of life. A week before being published, I realized all of my main characters come from…

— Adam Silvera

One of my favorite stories growing up was A Wrinkle in Time. I loved that book. I still remember the image, so strongly, of…

— Brit Marling